[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 5/18-23

2015-05-23 Thread Thomas Fiore
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - Mon. to Sat., 18 to 23 May, 2015 Migration continued at fair pace all through the week, and this Saturday, things picked up just a bit more, particularly noticeable for migrant thrush numbers, as well as a modest increase in a couple of warbler spp.

[nysbirds-l] May 31st/June 1st Overnight Brooklyn Pelagic

2015-05-23 Thread Sean Sime
New York (and beyond) birders. We are 4 people short of being able to sail. If you are on the fence please consider signing up. Looking at offshore water temps today there is an 8-10 degree temperature break inside the shelf edge across the mouth of the Hudson Canyon. This scenario is exactly

[nysbirds-l] Van Cortlandt prothonotary correction

2015-05-23 Thread Mira Furgoch
Correction: bird was first seen at the NORTH WEST side of the lake. Just south of the bridge over water connecting the lake to the wetland area. Mira Furgoch Sent from my Virgin Mobile phone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] Lark Sparrow in Brooklyn at Green-wood Cemetery

2015-05-23 Thread Tom Preston
A Lark Sparrow was seen today at Green-wood Cemetery, Brooklyn. It was mostly on the Pilgrim Path, which is below Cypress Avenue near Vernal Avenue. Jo Ann and I spotted it while driving along Cypress. Ed Crowne, Josh Malbin and Rachel also observed the bird. It moved down the Pilgrim Path to

RE: [nysbirds-l] Purple Martins - New Paltz, Ulster County

2015-05-23 Thread davehawkowl
amynewy...@msn.com Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone Original message From: Richard Guthrie Date:05/07/2015 1:36 PM (GMT-05:00) To: NYSBIRDS_L Subject: [nysbirds-l] Purple Martins - New Paltz, Ulster County Upstate travellers might be interested in

[nysbirds-l] Banded Purple Martin

2015-05-23 Thread Orhan Birol
A sub adult male Purple Martin with a metal Federal leg band on the right leg and a white plastic leg band on the left leg arrived to my colony, on the dock 3 days ago. Unfortunately numbers could not be read. If you are the bander, please get in touch with me. Orhan Birol Shelter Island, NY --

[nysbirds-l] Prothonotary warbler van Cortlandt park, Bronx

2015-05-23 Thread Mira Furgoch
Currently listening to and watching a prothonotary warbler on the NE side of the van Cortlandt pk lake in the Bronx. Seen from the trail along the edge of the lake. The bird is singing and preening. It has a deformed lower mandible, significantly longer that the upper mandible, but otherwise

[nysbirds-l] Van Cortlandt Prothonotary Warbler

2015-05-23 Thread Nadir Souirgi
Mira Furgosch just texted that she found and is currently observing a Prothonotary Warbler on the edge of Van Cortlandt Lake. This is the pond that lies between the SW zone of the Parade Grounds and the VCP Boat House. Happy Birding, Nadir Souirgi, Inwood, NYC Sent from my iPhone --

[nysbirds-l] Van Cortlandt prothonotary correction

2015-05-23 Thread Mira Furgoch
Correction: bird was first seen at the NORTH WEST side of the lake. Just south of the bridge over water connecting the lake to the wetland area. Mira Furgoch Sent from my Virgin Mobile phone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] May 31st/June 1st Overnight Brooklyn Pelagic

2015-05-23 Thread Sean Sime
New York (and beyond) birders. We are 4 people short of being able to sail. If you are on the fence please consider signing up. Looking at offshore water temps today there is an 8-10 degree temperature break inside the shelf edge across the mouth of the Hudson Canyon. This scenario is exactly

[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 5/18-23

2015-05-23 Thread Thomas Fiore
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - Mon. to Sat., 18 to 23 May, 2015 Migration continued at fair pace all through the week, and this Saturday, things picked up just a bit more, particularly noticeable for migrant thrush numbers, as well as a modest increase in a couple of warbler spp.

[nysbirds-l] Van Cortlandt Prothonotary Warbler

2015-05-23 Thread Nadir Souirgi
Mira Furgosch just texted that she found and is currently observing a Prothonotary Warbler on the edge of Van Cortlandt Lake. This is the pond that lies between the SW zone of the Parade Grounds and the VCP Boat House. Happy Birding, Nadir Souirgi, Inwood, NYC Sent from my iPhone --

RE: [nysbirds-l] Purple Martins - New Paltz, Ulster County

2015-05-23 Thread davehawkowl
amynewy...@msn.com Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone div Original message /divdivFrom: Richard Guthrie richardpguth...@gmail.com /divdivDate:05/07/2015 1:36 PM (GMT-05:00) /divdivTo: NYSBIRDS_L nysbirds-l@cornell.edu /divdivSubject: [nysbirds-l] Purple Martins

[nysbirds-l] Lark Sparrow in Brooklyn at Green-wood Cemetery

2015-05-23 Thread Tom Preston
A Lark Sparrow was seen today at Green-wood Cemetery, Brooklyn. It was mostly on the Pilgrim Path, which is below Cypress Avenue near Vernal Avenue. Jo Ann and I spotted it while driving along Cypress. Ed Crowne, Josh Malbin and Rachel also observed the bird. It moved down the Pilgrim Path to

[nysbirds-l] Prothonotary warbler van Cortlandt park, Bronx

2015-05-23 Thread Mira Furgoch
Currently listening to and watching a prothonotary warbler on the NE side of the van Cortlandt pk lake in the Bronx. Seen from the trail along the edge of the lake. The bird is singing and preening. It has a deformed lower mandible, significantly longer that the upper mandible, but otherwise

[nysbirds-l] Banded Purple Martin

2015-05-23 Thread Orhan Birol
A sub adult male Purple Martin with a metal Federal leg band on the right leg and a white plastic leg band on the left leg arrived to my colony, on the dock 3 days ago. Unfortunately numbers could not be read. If you are the bander, please get in touch with me. Orhan Birol Shelter Island, NY --